Which to use
“claquée” is a verb and “Claude” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,985
- “claquée” frequency rank
- #1,696
- “Claude” frequency rank
- 50681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | claquée | Claude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe claquer. | Nom de famille. |
Where the eye mixes claquée and Claude
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses claquée with Claude
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: claquée is \kla.ke\ while Claude is \klod\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
claquée is recorded at frequency rank #48,985, classified as averb, pronounced \kla.ke\. Claude is at rank #1,696, tagged as aname, pronounced \klod\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 50681, this pair ranks #160,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of claquée vs Claude
Shared letters: acelu. Private to "claquée": qé. Private to "Claude": d.
"claquée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVV · "Claude" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Claude ← calude · cclaude · cladue · claudde · claued · cllaude · cluade · lcaude
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "claquée" for "Claude" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "claquée" or "Claude" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "claquée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Claude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "claquée" and "Claude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calquée vs claquée". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #160,750 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.